[ExI] [wta-talk] [mta] I am a Singularitian who does not believe inthe Singularity

[Emlyn]

2009/10/2 Natasha Vita-More <natasha at natasha.cc>:
> Stefano Vaj wrote:
> "I do think instead that I have a "moral" obligation, on the basis of on my
> value system, to advocate an effort towards as much "superlativity" as
> possible, the degree thereof, or my anticipations and expectations
> thereabout, being immaterial to such stance."
>
>
> Attempting to foster an acme of a very large paradigmatic swerve brings the
> Singularity to the "now". I can see where this fostering is a valuable link
> behavioral and psychological approach, and which addresses my deepest
> concerns about an overt and symbolic erection. Rather, the ebb and flow of
> accelerating advances, across the converging fields, are the perturbations
> which beckon an emotional response.
>
> Sefano wrote:
> "And I do not believe that any meaningful distinction really exists, in our
> extended phenotype, between our technology and ourselves, let alone in any
> diacronical sense."
>
>
> Plasticity is the ability to change our phenotype. Emphasizing this
> behavioral characteristic might be meaningful approach.
>

Oh dear, this is going to break my bayesian filter.

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